anomalies

[uh-nom-uh-leez] / əˈnɒm ə liz /

NOUN

deviation from normal, usual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberration abnormality deviation inconsistency irregularity oddity rarity

STRONG

departure eccentricity exception incongruity peculiarity unorthodoxy

WEAK

unconformity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conformity normality regularity sameness standard

STRONG

usualness

WEAK

usual

Example Sentences

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But these projects depend on the New Glenn rocket, and with its explosion coming shortly after a malfunction causing a satellite mission failure last month, the anomalies could disrupt NASA's tight mission schedule.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"Big banks use this kind of approach to spot anomalies in accounts."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The companies said the mobile network would act as a sensor in the future to detect changes and anomalies in data traffic from drone control and make them visible to emergency services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Looking ahead, projections under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios suggest that by the end of the century, the most intense meltwater anomalies could increase by as much as threefold.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

In retrospect all those anomalies make perfect sense.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell